CVE-2025-47531: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-47531 is a Local File Inclusion vulnerability discovered in Xylus Themes XT Event Widget for Social Events plugin versions through 1.1.7. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 7, 2025, and is classified as an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is categorized under CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program) (NVD, Wiz).

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to include local files of the target website and display their contents. Particularly sensitive files containing credentials, such as database configuration files, could potentially be exposed, leading to complete database compromise depending on the system configuration (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.1.8 of the XT Event Widget for Social Events plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.1.8 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update functionality for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).